Amusement flying-machine.



R. G. DRESSLER.

lANIUSENFEIHT FLYING MACHINE. l APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 17, 190.9.

Patented Mar.22,1910;

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AMUSEMENT FLYING MACHINE.

APPLIOATxoN FILED sBPT.17, 1909.

952,886, Patented Manzz, 1910.

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To all wko/m. 'it may .concerns A I Specification of Letters Patent. Application `filed September 17, 1909. Serial No. 518,138.

Patented Mar.. 22, 1910.

. ableffenpports for supporting rails 3 and '4,

r either of which may act as a starting or a Beit known that I, RUDOLPH G. DiinssLnn, receiving station. These rails 3 .and 4 are l a citizen of the United States, and a resident each preferably com oecd of two individual of the city of New York, Coney Island, borrails /5 and 6 space apart from each other 5 ough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and iiaring outwardly and upwardly at their 60 and State of New York, have invented a new ends. and Improved `Amusement- Flying-Machine, My device also includes a flying machine of which the following is 4a full, clear, and 7, 'which is adaptedto be supported on either exactJ description.- of the-rails 3 or 4 by means of .a hanger 8,

This invention relates to an amusement which is sivivelly' connected to the frame of 65 device, and is of that type in which a suitable the flying machine 7 and is provided with a flying machineontaining pleasure seekers plurality ofrollers 9, which are adapted to is traversed between a starting and areceivengage each of the rails 5 and 6. The iiyling statioii,- being suspended by its own-sus-` ing machine 7 is adapted to fly lbetween the taining power intermediate the stations. stations 3 and 4,' and at the' ends of its 70 An object of this invention is toprovide a flight, its supporting hanger 8 is directed device which will be simple in construction, between the outwardly Haring ends 'of the strong and durable, and steady and safe in rails 5 and 6. .The outwardly Haring ends its operation. of the rails 5 and 6 thereby form guides A further object of this -invention is to which direct the hanger 8 to af position in 75 provide means for movably supporting a lybetween the rails 5 and 6. The upwardly ing machine at a starting or receiving station, turned ends of the railsv 5 and 6 serve the in such a manner .that said flying machine purpose-of shooting the flying machine in an may be reversed. upward direction as it leaves the rail on the 'A further object of this invention is to start'cf a flight. 80

providea starting railgfor a Iiyif machine The dying machine may be of any suit- "with means for giving van upwar throw to Vable form, but preferably is of the bi-plane said fiying machine as it leaves saidr starting type, and has a pair of supporting planes rail. 20 which are secured to the framework of A still further object of this invention is the flying machine in any well known man- 85 to provide a starting station and a receiving ner and are provided .with Hexible rear secstation, and aflyng machine with inea-ns for tions Q1, which add greatly to the soaring traversing it between said stations in either power and forward propulsion of the iying direction. machine. Theiiying machine is provided These and further objects, together with with a suitable rudder 10, which preferably 90 the construction and combination of parts, consists of a shaft 11, journaled in any wellwill be more fully described hereinafterA and known mannerA to the frame of the flying particularly set forth inthe claims. machine 7 and having .secured to its outer Reference is to behad tc the accompanyl ends a horizontal triangular plane l2 and 40 ing drawings forming a, part; 0f this epecia vertical triangular plane 13 extending be- 95 cation, in which similar'characters of refer'- low the surface of the triangular plane 12,

ence indicate corresponding parts in `all the the shaft 11 also having at 4its inner end a views, and in whichsuitable wheel `141 whereby the rudder, as a Figurel is a perspective view showing whole, f may be manipulated. The framethe flying machine suspended from the startwork of the flying machine preferably exloo ing rail; Fig.2 is an enlargedgtop plan view vtends downl below the surface yof the planes, of the iying machine; 'Figis an enlarged -to form a supporting platform 15 for the. side view in elevation,A of the fl ing machine, .Operator and the voperating parts, so that the showing its connection to vtie traversing center of ygravity will be below and susH rope; and Fig. 4 isan. enlarged side view in .pended fiprn' the planes of the flying ina- 105y elevation, showing the means for reversing chine. Supported on the platform 1 5, the 4direction of the traversing rope. p there are provided any number of seats 16 Referring more particularly to thefsepafor lthe occupants of the` {iying machine. Arate parts of the device, 1 and 2 indicatesuit- The flying machine may be provided with a motor 17, which is adapted to rotate a shaft i lo 18, on which is secured a propeller 19, the blades of which are preferably diverged from each other at an angle to the shaft 18,

so that they will direct the backward current of air up` and down and to the sides," Iand thus prevent the .air being blown on the operator and the other occupants of the fly-ing machine.

In order tol traverse the flying niacliiiie be` tween the starting and the 'receiving :sta-l tions, there is provided a. traversing rope` 22, which' is provided at each end with branch lines 23,. which are adapted to be detachably connected to hooks 24 spaced apart on eachend of the flying machine. The branchlines 23'thus form a V-sliaped connection, which will keep the flying ma-v chinesteady and prevent it from swerving from one side to. the other during its flight. The traversing rope 22 passes over `a suitable guide pulley 25 at one side to a drum y l 26,'around which it is wound for a number Vof turns. The traversing rope 22 extends but is preferably a reversible electric motor,

from the drum 26 over guide pulleys 27, and

thence to a guide pulley 28, from whence it extends to the flying machine 7 to which it is detachably connected, as previously eX- plained. f The drum 26 is adapted to be rotated by means of a mot/or 29, and is operatively connected thereto in any Awell known manner, as by means'of gears 30 and 3l'. The motor 29 may be of any suitable form,

and is provided with a reversing switch 32, whereby vthe current mayl be reversed through the motor, in ordern to reverse the direction of rotation of the motor.

In the operation of the device, the flying machine is suspended from one of the starting rail stations 3 or 4 and directed with its front toward the opposite station by tio turning the flying machine about swiveled support. The .propeller on the flying machine may then be started, but the main force ofthe flight is obtained through the pull on the traversing rope 22, which hauls the flyingmachine at a rapid rate along the starting rail until it reachesv the end thereof, when the flyingvmachinel is directed in an. upward arc, and flies from one`` y station to the other.

During its flight,-the flying machine may be guided by the rudder to a certain extent, but is held in av straight path by the traversing rope 22, which is attached at each end of the flying machine a manner which has been described, which will'keep the same perfectly steady. When the flying machine approaches thevend of its iight, the powerA may be shut off, and the machine will gradually settle,having its suspended hanger guided between the rails- 5 and 6 by the converging ends thereof. Byv

disconnecting both ends of the' traversing rope 22 and swinging the flying machine around on its swivel support, the flying ma itsl chine maybe directedr toward its original inaiincr. In order .to do this, the motor 29 is reversed by means of tlie'reversi'ng switch The peculiar type of propeller on the the air suckedin form of a hollow flying machine deflects from the front, in the cone, thereby shunting operator and occupants of the flying machine. The use of flexible rearends on the bi-plan'esf formsV an additional means for forcing the 4flying machine in a forward di-v `j.rection, and also enables the flying machine to keep afloat after the power has been shut off, by translating its vertical motion in'to a horizontal motion.

'Having -thus ldescribed my invention, I;

starting point and hauled back in a similar it awayfromr the l claim as new and desire tok securejby Letters Patent- In an amusement device, the combination'with a starting station, of a receiving station), a .flying machine adapted to travel between said stations, and means for towing said flying machine. l l v i 2. In an amusement device, the combina# tion with a starting rail, of a receiving rail spaced froml said Vstarting rail, a flying mal chine adapted tobe-movably supported on said rails, and means for propelling said flyingmachine from one rail to thevother rail. y

3.v In anamusement device, the combination with a starting rail, of a receiving rail spaced froinsaid starting rail, a ying machine adapted to be movably supported on said-rails, andnieans for towing said flying machine from one rail tothe otlierrail.

trIn an amusement device, the combina tion with a starting station, of a receiving' station 'spaced from' said starting station, a flyingJmachine adapted to `fly from said starting station to said receiving station,

and a rope attached to either end of saidA flying machine adapted to tow and guide said flying machine-from one vstation to the other.

n5. Inan amusement device, the combination with astarting station, of a receiving stationy a flexible connection attached to i each end of said flying machine, a drum .for

means for rotating said drum in either di. Y

rection.

A7. In an amusement device, the combina-- tion with a starting station, of a receiving station, a flying machine adapted to fly between said stations, a flexible connection'detachably connected at each end of said flying machine, means for operating said flexi-y ble connectionv 1n either d1rect-1on,.-and meansv for steering said iying machine.

8. Invan amusement device, the combmaf,

9.' In an amusement device, the combination with a starting rail,` of areceiving rail spaced from said starting rail, a flying machine adapted to fly between said rails, and means for traversing saidyingmachine.

l0; Inan amusement device, the combinationwith a supporting'rail, of a flying machine, and a swivel support. for said flying 4machine on said rail.

11. In van amusement device, the combination'with a receiving rail having converging' guides, of a iying machine, and a roller support for said f iying machine adapted to'engage bet-Ween said guides and support said flying machine on said rail.

' 12. In an amusement device, the combination. with a starting rail having an uptnrned end, of a flying machine rotatably supported on said starting'rail, and means foi-1 propelling said flying machineon said ,.a

13.- In an' amusement device, the combina- 'tion with a starting station, of a receiving l drvlng said means.

' 14:. IIn an amusement device, the combinastation spaced from said starting station, a flying machine adapted to iy between said stations, -means for traversing said flying machine, a propeller on said iiying machine, and a rudder on said flying machine.V

l5. In an amusement device, the combination with a starting rail, of a receiving rail, a flying machine adapted to fly between said rails, a swivel support for said flying mi chine adapted to suspend said dying 'ma-.v

station, a'iying machine adapted to fly between said stations, a 'traversing' rope connected to said flying machine, means for- 'haulingsaid rope, anda reversible motor for 35 tion with astarting station, of a receivingl chine from said rails, a rope detachably coiinected to each end of saidlying machine, f i

, drum for swinging said rope ineither dir,.

tion, a reversible motorrfor rotating sai l* 'drum' in either direction, a propeller on sail` flying machine, having diverging blade l and a rudder oi. said flying machine.

In testimony7 whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence or' two subscribing Witnesses.

- RUiPO- LPHy Gr. DRESSLER. Witnesses: v

HORATIO WRITING, PHILIP D. ROLLHAUS. 

